City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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11th January 1776 - 30th December 1776

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Says that he this day tryed the Experiment
of putting the Child's Livings in Water and
that they did not Sink, but Dept. cannot say
from thence that the Child was born alive
And this Dept. further says that in the Box
with the Child he found a Shirt Caps and other
things necessary for young Children, which
Margaret King< no role > told Depts. she had provided for
the Child.

Wentwll Ogle< no role >

Fleming Pinkston< no role > of St. Alban Street Surgeon
on his Oath saith That yesterday about four
o'Clock in the Afternoon Dept. was fetched to
Mr. Hudson in Pall Mall , and there Examined
the Male Child, and could discern no Marks
of violence upon him, Says that he
nevertheless proposed Dr. Hunter being called
who came soon after, who likewise Examined
the Child, which appeared to be come to
Maturity. but Dept. cannot say that the Child
was born above.

Fleming Pinkston< no role >

William Hunter< no role > of Windwell Street Dd. of Phipsite
on his Oath saith that he was fetched to Mr
Hudsons yesterday in the Afternoon and there
Examined the Male Childe and found no Marks
of violence upon him, nor outward Marks of
the Child having been born alive. Says that
he was present when the Experiment of
the Lungs was tried by Mr. Ogle, that they
did not Sink is the Water; and Dept. is of
Opinion that the Child did breath, but if the
Child one breathe'd and died immediately after

it would give the Lungs the some appearance
which they have Says that Said King told
Dept. that she had told the Father (who was the
Footman) that she was with Child, who desired
her to go into a Lodging, but that she was
unwilling to [..] he it known to the Family
that she however on Saturday lait went out
to look for a Lodging, That about Ten o'Clock
that Night her pains come on. Whilst she
sat upon the feet of the Bed, that the Child,
came from her there, that it was dead and
never cried or moved. That she lay there about two hours
before She could or du [..] t moved, and then pur the Child
into a Box, And Dept. believesthatthe
Account given by Margaret King< no role > the Mathew
of the Child to be true.

William Hunter< no role > ,

Hannah Carnall< no role > House maid to Giles Hudson< no role >
of Pall Mall Esqr. on her Oath saith that she
has lived there about four months, that
Margaret King< no role > has lived there longer, Says
that she did not known or suspect that said King
thatwas with Child, Says that about Nine o'Clock
last Saturday Night (Novr. 30) Margaret King< no role >
at her Bed chamber Door bid Dept. a good Night
saying that she was going to Bed, appearing to
be in health, Says that between Eight & nine o'Clock
on Sunday Morning Dept. went into King's Room
saw her sitting in a Chair and looked Pale
saying that she had been griped in the Night
Says that some time after She saw King there again
when she determined to go in a Coach to Pitney
to the Family, Says that she Smelt something
Burning and saw a flestry Substance in the
Fire




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